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Truss Producers Like Syp

"[ am real happy with southern pine, it has good strength," said one truss manufacturer when asked in a survey, "Do you have anY messages you would like to send to southern pine lumber manufacturers." Said another: "I am having problems with SPF and am looking to go totallY southern pine."

But the message or slight variation that was bY far the most common response (27 iterations) was simply "No problems." Among the more telling responses in that vein: "No real problems, I know where to get lumber that is good."

These messages were comPiled from a 50-page document *1995 Study of Wood Truss Manufacturers," conducted by the Southern Pine Council in cooperation with the Wood Truss Council of America. Its main finding, reported in the January issue of Buitding Products Digest, (p. l0) was an estimate based on survey responses that nearly 6OVo of the lumber used to make trusses is southern pine.

In that story, eight negative responses were highlighted beneath the headline "Not All Truss Manufacturers Satisfied with Southern Pine." A spokesman for the Southern Pine Council said the negative comments are not surPrising in view of the "asking for trouble" nature of the request to send a message.

"It's remarkable that we got so many positive responses from such a hot question," he adds. "We were deliberately looking to dig up complaints or suggestions for improvement. Since almost two-thirds of the lumber used to make trusses is southern pine, and with so many Positive comments from a troubleshooting question, it's fair to say that Most fruss Manufacturers Are Satisfied with Southern Pine.

David Kellogg Southern Forest Products Association

Box 6417fi) Kenner. La.70064-17OO

Argentina Super Tree Proiect

Fletcher Challenge of New Z,ealand has entered into a joint venture Super-Tree Project in Argentina with partner Forestadora Tapebicua of Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires-based sales manager Bill Hoglund will head efforts to expand from the current South American market to North America and Europe and to develop Products for those markets.

The project involves plantation forestry of "eucalyptus gigantis," which in Argentina grows to a harvest size of 150 feet tall in 15 years. The pruned logs will be used for moulding, millwork, furniture and other high-end applications. Plans also include starting up a new PlYwood plant by the end of 1996.

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